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​​​​​Regional expansion at a key strategic siteA tradition of toolmaking in the Northwest of Ireland carries on today in some of the many international companies based in the region, in sectors such as engineering and high-value manufacturing. But that only tells part of the story, The region, which covers the counties of Sligo, Donegal and Leit...

​​​​​Number of job projects secured by IDA Ireland down on 2023​Michael Lohan (right), CEO at IDA Ireland, and Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment Peter Burke​​There has been a fall in the number of job projects secured by IDA Ireland this year compared to 2023, the agency said today.The organisation said it won 234 projects in 2024 which...

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​​​​BioMarin Pharmaceutical invests €60m in Cork expansion​BioMarin's John O'Brien, Evelyn Marchany Garcia, Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland; BioMarin's Conor Delaney, Geraldine Cregan, Ganesh Vedantham, Claire Kelleher and Bruce Bickle in Shanbally, Co Cork​Biotechnology company BioMarin Pharmaceutical is investing €60m in the expansion of its...

​​​​€836m Horizon funding secured by Irish organisations for R&D​(from left to right) Micol Martinelli, National Director for Horizon Europe, Colm O'Reardon, Secretary General at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science and Mairead McGuinness, former EU CommissionerIrish organisations have been awarded more ...

​​​​​​Why Ireland is a proving ground for medicinal breakthroughs like cell and gene therapy.Cell and gene therapy is an exciting new area in healthcare that offers a route towards tackling many illnesses and conditions that were previously untreatable. It doesn’t replace traditional medicine so much as enhance it; within a decade, cell and gene...

​​​​IDA New​Ireland is the world’s third largest exporter of pharmaceuticals, according to the United Nations Statistics Division database. The sector continues to evolve, expanding its capabilities to include innovation, digitalisation and next-generation technologies:▪️ 8 of top 10 pharmaceutical companies have substantial operations in Irelan...

​​​​​Abbott's €440m investment to create 800 jobs in Kilkenny, 200 in Donegal​​Abbott is to create 800 jobs in Kilkenny and 200 in Donegal as part of its latest €440m investment​​Pharmaceutical company Abbott is opening a new manufacturing facility producing diabetes technology in Kilkenny today which is set to employ more than 800 people.It is ...

​​​​​​​Kerry Group agrees to sell dairy division to Kerry Co-op in €500m dealCo-op will take a 70% stake in Kerry Dairy Ireland, with an. option to buy remaining share by 2030Kerry Group has agreed to sell its dairy processing division in two stages to its main shareholder, Kerry Co-op, in a deal worth €500 million.The publicly-quoted food giant...

​​​​​​​Science Week 2024​Science Week 2024 will take place from the 10th – 17th November. The theme for Science Week 2024 is regeneration, and Research Ireland is calling on the public to celebrate our innate ability to reinvent, rejuvenate and regenerate.There is something for every generation, with events happening all over the country. Vi...